April

    • Hill Briefing Highlights Autism and the Aging Out Crisis

      April 23, 2015

      Representatives Mike Doyle and Chris Smith, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education, held a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight the need to increase support services for young adults with autism.

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    • Congressional Testimony on the Autism Aging Out Crisis

      April 23, 2015

      Congress members Chris Smith and Mike Doyle, co-chairs of the Coalition for Autism Research and Education, invited Dr. Paul Shattuck to speak during a briefing on the aging out crisis faced by youth with autism. The briefing featured autism advocates, parents, and special education faculty as well as the Life Course Outcomes Program Director, Dr. Shattuck.

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    • One in three young adults with autism disconnected from work and school

      April 21, 2015

      Scientists have delved into critical questions about life outcomes beyond clinical interventions for young people with autism spectrum disorder. New results show a wide range of experiences and outcomes of youth on the autism spectrum between high school and their early 20s, including new safety and risk indicators for young adults with autism.

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    • Nearly one-third of autistic young adults are not in school or the workplace

      April 21, 2015

      A report released by A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University on national indicators on autism and adult transitions reveals that one in three adults with autism spectrum disorder are disconnected from school and work.

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    • Many young adults with autism face unemployment isolation

      April 21, 2015

      The National Autism Indicators Report: Transition into Young Adulthood reveals that many children with autism approach adulthood without continued access to the kind of special needs services they routinely received as children, and may enter adulthood without the advanced planning they need to find jobs or live independently after high school.

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    • Adults with Autism Find Few Services After School Ends

      April 17, 2015

      Young adults with autism and their families face a "services cliff" when they reach age 21, exit the school system, and are no longer eligible for the services that they received while in school.

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